Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Rhus parviflora

Uses

India (Garhwal Himalayas); Madhya Pradesh (Gond and Sahariya tribes): fruit eaten raw.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Roxb.
Vernaculars:: (Hindi dialect): Raitung
Misc:: Chemical composition: see Jain & Tiwari

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Rhus parviflora — Rhus-parviflora

Plant Classification Group:

Anacardiaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- India
  - Garhwal Himalayas
  - Madhya Pradesh

Plant References:

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